News Briefs 7-12
Dr. Judi Brown Clarke, Silver Medalist in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California
BBB Warns Vacationers that Travel Club Membership Doesn’t Always Pay
Before you sign on the dotted line, check it out before you check in:
Would-be travelers are spending thousands of dollars to take advantage of travel deals that didn’t exist.
One company was also ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Mother by Melik
When I was eight I remember my mother walking into the kitchen where I was sitting and announcing, “This is my week to be mean.” Nothing else. I was utterly confused. I understood the parent child relationship that every week, no everyday, had the potential of mom being mean. What made this week any different than any other? Being at that age I did not get the connection when she made that announcement about once a month. I would just politely get up from where I was hearing that announcement and send myself to my room. If mom was going to be mean I was not going to be the one to bring her there.
Nu Resolution 7-12
New Resolution #34: Lifeguards should be driven to pay attention at all times while on duty. And tell your friends to take a swim.
Plain Talk 7-12
Friends how many of us have them? Most of us would say that they have close friends in their lives. My questions to you is has the friendship been tested and held up? Are you sure? Do you know if it came down to it that they would save your life without hesitating? Would your friend be willing to part with a kidney if you needed one?
Excuse Me… 7-12
As we prepare ourselves to go through the next growing phase at The New Citizens Press, we’re beginning to experience growing pains.
Do you have an opinion? 7-12
In our March 30 – April 12, 2008 edition our feature story was “Sentencing Children to Die in Michigan?”. It was about Efren Paredes, a Latino and former high school honor student from Berrien County, was arrested at the age of 15.
Blackflix.com Movie Reveiw: Wanted
Studio: Universal Pictures
Plot: A mild-mannered office worker becomes a mystical assassin.
Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Common, Terence Stamp
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***1/2
Book Reveiw 7-12
The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk
ISBN: 0-14-200174-0
Publisher: Penguin
Available: Bookstores everywhere